Antelope Valley Demographics

The AV has a large youth population that will be worth highlighting in the report. Not sure if it has to be visualized or just in the report text as context.

Antelope Valley SPA 1 Age Demographics

age_re

total

count

rate

17 and under

408,374

112,293

27.5

18-24

408,374

37,453

9.2

25-34

408,374

55,825

13.7

35-44

408,374

53,665

13.1

45-54

408,374

48,584

11.9

55-64

408,374

50,358

12.3

65 and older

408,374

50,196

12.3

Stops of people in Antelope Valley

In 2023 LASD stopped 31,818 people in the AV, which for our project we geographically define as SPA 1. Of all people stopped, 6,974 were stopped for a call for service, or only 22% of all people stopped. Conversely, 24, 844 people were stopped in the AV in a stop that was not a call for service, or 78% of all people stopped.

Stops of people by age

When comparing the stop rates across age ranges, there are very minor differences in stop rates with a call for service and without a call for service. However, the only age range where there is a large difference between CFS and not CFS is for those 17 and under.

Question for CTC: Can we say that stops of people 17 and under are more likely to be call for service stops BECAUSE of the police contract in the school district? This can point to the circular logic of policing - wherever you place police is where you’re going to find “crime.” It doesn’t necessarily mean certain places are more crime-ridden, it just means more police are there. This begs teh question: why was a police contract established in AV schools in the first place?

Stops with call for service in AV: Age 17 and under 8.2%

Stops with no call for service in AV: Age 17 and under 1.6%

Stops of people by race

Black people in the AV are disproportionately stopped relative to their total population. We see that 31.6% of all stops in the AV are of people perceived as Black , while only 14.8% of the AV’s population is Black.This disproportionality is also reflected in stops of students perceived as Black relative to Black student enrollment in AVUHSD schools.

We also see a high rate of Latinx people being stopped in the AV, as they make up 47.4% of all stops in the AV. While 53.6% of AV’s population is Latinx that is still a high burden of stops being experienced by the Latinx community.

Conversely, 24% of the AV’s general population is White yet people perceived as White only make up 18.5% of all AV stops, indicating that there is racial bias in who is being stopped by police in the AV.

AVUHSD general demographics

Enrollment data for AVUHSD is for the 2024-2025 academic year. In AVUHSD there are more Black students than White students. In general though I think it is important to be considerate of race comparisons when we get to data of AVUHSD stops. Regardless of race I think the point is that policing of youth in schools is bad.

AVUHSD Student Demographics by Race

cdscode

districtname

reportingcategory_re

total_enr

19642460000000

Antelope Valley Union High

latinx

14,755

19642460000000

Antelope Valley Union High

nh_black

3,646

19642460000000

Antelope Valley Union High

nh_white

1,962

19642460000000

Antelope Valley Union High

nh_twoormor

934

19642460000000

Antelope Valley Union High

nh_filipino

276

19642460000000

Antelope Valley Union High

nh_asian

222

19642460000000

Antelope Valley Union High

missing_race

85

19642460000000

Antelope Valley Union High

nh_aian

50

19642460000000

Antelope Valley Union High

nh_nhpi

28

Stops of people in AVUHSD

Law enforcement stopped 904 people in AVUHSD between 2018-2023.

Law enforcement responded to a call for service for 317 of the 904 people stopped, or 35% of all people stopped. In other words, law enforcement chose to stop students in 65% of stops (587 of 904).

Stops of people with disablities

Students with disabilities make up 2.5% of all stops, or a total of 23 students with disabilities were stopped.Their current enrollment rate is 17.8%. This might not be as important to include in our report.

Stops of students with disabilities in AVUHSD from 2018-2023

contact_id

person_id

call_for_service

reason_for_contact

reason_for_contact_narrative

77,746

87,409

false

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

Witness saw students fighting.

673,776

742,237

Yes

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

placed student on 5585

165,486

182,912

true

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

245a1pc

280,872

308,339

false

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

subject was identified by victim as punching him in the face

777,045

857,386

Yes

Determine if student violated school policy (student)

attempt 902a

173,499

191,482

true

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

242pc

573,279

631,532

true

Consensual encounter and search

5585 investigation

299,226

328,981

true

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

student being detained by security officers for making verbal threats to shoot students

145,817

161,628

false

Determine if student violated school policy (student)

STUDENT BEING VIOLENT IN CAFETERIA OF SCHOOL.

170,761

188,567

false

Determine if student violated school policy (student)

SCHOOL SECURITY DETAINED SUBJECT AND FOUND SUBJECT TO HAVE MARIJUANA ON THEIR PERSON.

660,179

727,197

Yes

Consensual encounter and search

the patient was making suicidal statements and told me he would kill himself if he left school

562,082

619,406

true

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

The student was suicidal and a flight risk. attempted to leave school and runaway. I detained and handcuffed fearing he would commit suicide.

185,316

204,327

false

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

subject made reference to school shooting

193,665

213,346

false

Determine if student violated school policy (student)

Patient began yelling and banging his head against a wall stating he wanted to kill hiself

153,074

169,492

false

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

Subject admitted in written school statement he was involved in a fight on school campus

283,937

311,833

true

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

The suspect was identified by school officials as being the suspect of a battery and threats against a school employee.

286,330

314,528

true

Consensual encounter and search

contacted patient regarding a 5150 wic evaluation.

187,869

207,062

true

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

The subject was identified by school officials as being involved in an incident where he assaulted to school staff members

75,391

84,828

false

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

subject was found possessing knife on school grounds

125,229

139,230

true

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

teacher overheard sj talk about being prepared if he went to another school. sj stated what if i brig a weapon and shoot their asses. security det and searched, sj refused comment, tst for house check, parent refused affirmed weapons secure, w/a rele

99,775

111,406

true

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

Suspect identified by school staff as being involved in incident where she threatened school officials

150,174

166,370

false

Knowledge of outstanding arrest warrant/wanted person

Named subject in report.

1,043,560

1,151,223

Yes

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

Student was contacted due to assaulting her mother

Stops by race

Black students are over-policed in AVUHSD. People perceived as Black made up 53.2% of all stops in AVUHSD from 2018-2023 but their enrollment rate in 2024-2025 is only 16.6%. Stated another way, for every 1,000 Black students enrolled in AVUHSD 131.9 Black students are stopped by police.

Students perceived as Latinx made up 38.2% of all stops in AVUHSD, and the current enrollment rate of Latinx students is 67.2%. Latinx students have the second highest rate of stops out of all student groups.

Students perceived as White made up 7.9% of all stops in AVUHSD but their current enrollment rate is 8.9%.

When looking at stops that are calls for service versus stops that are not calls for service, we see that students perceived as Black have a higher count of stops that were not a call for service (n=342) compared to a call for service (139). Out of all people stopped for a stop that was not a call for service in AVUHSD, 58.2% of those people were perceived as Black. In other words, more than half of the people being stopped without a call for service in AVUHSD are perceived as Black. Conversely, only 5.1% of people perceived as White are stopped for a stop that is not a call for service.

Stops by stop reason

Nearly half of stops were for school fights and smoking marijuana, neither of which should require law enforcement.

Whether in response to a call or by officer choice, law enforcement said there was a reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity in roughly 90% of stops of students. The other 10% of stops were because of a consensual encounter and search, to determine if a student violated a school policy, to determine whether a student in truant, an outstanding arrest warrant, a possible Ed Code violation, or traffic violation.

Whether a student violated a school policy or Ed Code should be investigated by school staff NOT law enforcement. That was 4.2% of the stop reasons for people stopped in AVUHSD.

Stops of students in AVUHSD by stop reason

universe

geography

reason_for_contact

stops_reason_count

stops_geo_total

stops_reason_rate

All stops

Antelope Valley Union High School District

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

811

904

89.7123894

All stops

Antelope Valley Union High School District

Determine if student violated school policy (student)

30

904

3.3185841

All stops

Antelope Valley Union High School District

Knowledge of outstanding arrest warrant/wanted person

26

904

2.8761062

All stops

Antelope Valley Union High School District

Traffic violation

13

904

1.4380531

All stops

Antelope Valley Union High School District

Consensual encounter and search

8

904

0.8849558

All stops

Antelope Valley Union High School District

Investigation to determine if person is truant (student)

8

904

0.8849558

All stops

Antelope Valley Union High School District

Possible conduct warranting discipline under Education Code (student)

8

904

0.8849558

Stops for Reasonable Suspicion

15% of stops where the officer had a reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity were due to the student matching the a description. Stops where someone matches a description are fraught with error.

Stops of students for Reasonable Suspicion

reason_for_contact

reasonable_suspicion_reason

total

count

rate

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

person witness or victim ofsuspect

811

662

81.6

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

that the person matched description

811

119

14.7

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

officer witnessed commission crime

811

38

4.7

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

person carrying suspicious object

811

4

0.5

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

action indicative violentcrime

811

2

0.2

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

action indicative drugtransaction

811

1

0.1

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

action indicative casing victimlocation

811

0

0.0

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

lookout

811

0

0.0

Diving deeper into the specific reasonable suspicion stop reasons, law enforcement stopped students for a number unnecessary reasons including disrupting classwork, disruption of school activities, willfully disturbing a school zone, loud noise, litter, jaywalking, bothering other children, possessing unlawful paraphernalia.

However, when you look at the most common reasonable suspicion reason offense codes, we can see that most stops of people for reasonable suspicion in AVUHSD were for posession of marijuana, fighting or some form of battery.

Stops of students for Reasonable Suspicion by Offense Code

reason_for_contact

offense_code_of_the_reasonable_suspicion

statute_literal_25

offense_type_of_charge

total

count

rate

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

415(1)

FIGHT/ETC IN PUBLIC PLACE; FIGHT IN PUBLIC PLACE

I; M

811

137

16.892725

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

11357(D)

POSS MARIJUANA SCHL GRNDS

I

811

111

13.686806

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

243.2(A)(1)

BATT ON PRSN:SCH/HOSP/ETC

M

811

98

12.083847

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

243.6

BATT ON SCHOOL EMP W/INJ; BATT SCHOOL EMP W/O INJ

F; M

811

63

7.768187

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

242

BAT EMERGENCY PERSON/ETC; BAT AGAINST PEACE OFFICER; BATTERY ON PERSON; BAT W/SERIOUS BODILY INJ; BATTERY; BAT:SPOUSE/EX SP/DATE/ETC; BATT W/SERIOUS BODILY INJ

F; F; M; M; F; M; F

811

36

4.438964

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

626.10(A)(1)

POSS WEAPON AT SCHL K-12; POSS WEAPON AT SCHL K-12

M; F

811

24

2.959309

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

243.2(A)

BAT ON PRSN:SCH/PARK/ETC

M

811

23

2.836005

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

422(A)

THRTN CRIME:INT:TERRORIZE; THRTN CRIME:INT:TERRORIZE

M; F

811

23

2.836005

Reasonable suspicion that the person was engaged in criminal activity

415.5(A)(1)

FIGHT/ETC AT SCH/UNIV/ETC

M

811

21

2.589396

Very different not school with traffic violation being number one.

Outside of AVUHSD and looking at the reason why people are stopped in the AV, the most common stop reason for anyone above the age of 17 is traffic violations. This is consistent with police stop behavior in LA county and other jurisdictions.

Stops by stop result

Results of Stops in AVUHSD Schools

geography

stop_result

total

count

rate

Antelope Valley Union High School District

in field cite and release

904

620

68.6

Antelope Valley Union High School District

contacted legal guardian

904

304

33.6

Antelope Valley Union High School District

referral to school administrator

904

234

25.9

Antelope Valley Union High School District

custodial arrest without warrant

904

146

16.2

Antelope Valley Union High School District

psychiatric hold

904

29

3.2

Antelope Valley Union High School District

warning

904

26

2.9

Antelope Valley Union High School District

custodial arrest warrant

904

15

1.7

Antelope Valley Union High School District

no action

904

14

1.5

Antelope Valley Union High School District

referral school staff

904

10

1.1

Antelope Valley Union High School District

citation for infraction

904

9

1.0

Antelope Valley Union High School District

noncriminal caretaking transport

904

9

1.0

Antelope Valley Union High School District

field interview card completed

904

3

0.3

In field cite and release stop results

Top in field cite and release codes

offense code

count

statute_literal_25

284

415(1)

143

FIGHT/ETC IN PUBLIC PLACE; FIGHT IN PUBLIC PLACE

11357(D)

114

POSS MARIJUANA SCHL GRNDS

243.2(A)(1)

99

BATT ON PRSN:SCH/HOSP/ETC

243.6

40

BATT ON SCHOOL EMP W/INJ; BATT ON SCHOOL EMPLOYEE; BATT SCHOOL EMP W/O INJ

242

27

BAT EMERGENCY PERSON/ETC; BAT AGAINST PEACE OFFICER; BATTERY ON PERSON; BAT W/SERIOUS BODILY INJ; BATTERY; BAT:SPOUSE/EX SP/DATE/ETC; BATT W/SERIOUS BODILY INJ; BATTERY

243.2(A)

19

BAT ON PRSN:SCH/PARK/ETC

415.5(A)(1)

17

FIGHT/ETC AT SCH/UNIV/ETC

626.10(A)(1)

12

POSS WEAPON AT SCHL K-12; POSS WEAPON AT SCHL K-12; POSS WEAPON AT SCHOOL; POSS WEAPON AT SCHOOL

32210

11

WILFULY DISTURB SCH ZONE

484(A)

11

THEFT PERSONAL PROPERTY; PETTY THEFT; GRAND THEFT; THEFT OF PERSONAL PROP; THEFT OF PROP AFTER PRIOR; PETTY THEFT:$50-; THEFT; THEFT

148.4(A)(2)

9

SEND/ETC FALSE FIRE ALARM

71

8

THREATN SCH/PUB OFCR/EMPL; THREATN SCH/PUB OFCR/EMPL